[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2420-S2421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO MARKO MEDVED

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, it has come to my attention that one of 
our finest Civil Engineer Corps officers, CAPT Marko Medved, who is the 
officer in charge of Construction, Marine Corps Installations West, has 
announced his retirement from the U.S. Navy.
  Captain Medved was born and raised in St. Paul, MN. He and his wife 
Maria Nagy, reside in San Diego, CA, with their children Jack, 15, and 
Carly, 13,
  I ask unanimous consent that his biography be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

  Captain Marko Medved, P.E., Civil Engineer Corps, United States Navy


   Officer in Charge of Construction Marine Corps Installations West

       CAPT Medved's first duty assignment was onboard USS 
     Leftwich (DD 984), home ported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where 
     he served as the Damage Control Officer, Missile Officer and 
     Fire Control Officer. He deployed with Leftwich to serve in 
     Desert Storm and Desert Shield in 1989-1990 and returned 
     again to the Persian Gulf in 1992-1993.
       CAPT Medved transferred to the Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) 
     in the summer of 1993. He reported to his first CEC 
     assignment at Resident Officer-in-Charge of Construction, 
     Puerto Rico Area, in January 1994. Here he managed 
     construction contracts in the U.S. Virgin Islands and at 
     Naval Station Roosevelt Roads. CAPT Medved was then 
     reassigned to the Public Works Department (PWD) where he 
     directed the Technical Management Division, then Customer 
     Service for the Base Operating Support Contract. In October 
     of 1997, CAPT Medved joined the ``Professionals'' of Naval 
     Mobile Construction Battalion Five, leading a Detachment for 
     Training to assist in disaster recovery in Sao Miguel, 
     Azores, Portugal. He later deployed to Okinawa as Charlie 
     Company Commander and Air Detachment Commander. Upon 
     completion of graduate school in August 2000, he reported to 
     the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Fleet Readiness and 
     Logistics) staff to serve as Action Officer for Range 
     Planning and Base Realignment and Closure. During the 107th 
     Congress, CAPT Medved served as a Legislative Fellow for 
     Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, working on Defense 
     Appropriations. He then served as the Public Works Officer at 
     Naval District Washington, Indian Head, Maryland--the Center 
     for Naval Energetics, until June 2005. Shifting coasts, CAPT 
     Medved lead the Coastal Integrated Process Team at NAVFAC 
     Southwest, supporting bases in San Diego, Ventura County and 
     Monterey. In his next assignment as the Assistant Regional 
     Engineer for Navy Region Southwest, he led the facilities 
     programs for naval bases and reserve centers across six 
     states. Deploying as an Individual Augment, he served as the 
     Public Works Officer for Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, where he 
     supported Marine and Army Division Commanders in Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom.
       CAPT Medved graduated with distinction from Annapolis with 
     a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering in May 
     1989. He later attended postgraduate school at the 
     Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a Master of 
     Science degree in Construction Engineering and Management in 
     August 2000. In the summer of 2011, he completed the Advanced 
     Management Program at the Duke Fuqua School of Business. He 
     holds qualifications in Seabee Combat Warfare and Surface 
     Warfare, is a member of the Acquisition Professional 
     Community, and is a registered Professional Engineer in 
     Virginia. CAPT Medved's awards include the Legion of Merit, 
     Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy Commendation 
     Medal (three awards), Navy Achievement Medal (three awards), 
     and the Combat Action Ribbon.

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